Waynes downgraded

[Nicomo Cosca]

(09-25-2021, 11:08 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: I'm of the opinion that the Bengals have to over pay free agents at times to land them.  Let's face it the Bengals are not known as a premier team.  Ownership and management is under constant scrutiny which is well deserved.  The new head coach isn't exactly wowing anyone.  They have not made the playoffs since 2015.  They have not won a playoff game in 30 years.  Heck, most of the players in the NFL were not even born the last time the Bengals won a playoff game.  Another interesting note, Tom Brady was 13 the last time the Bengals won a playoff game.  

I’m all for overpaying guys that have actually proven they can be elite players (Reader, Hendrickson, etc), but not a guy like Waynes who never quite lived up to his draft status. Decent player, but not a break the bank player.

Hell, the Awuzie deal (makes about half what Waynes does) is proof you don’t really need to overpay to land a solid CB.